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1dose — ► NOUN 1) a quantity of a medicine or drug taken at one time. 2) an amount of ionizing radiation received or absorbed at one time. 3) informal a venereal infection. ► VERB ▪ administer a dose to. ● like a dose of salts Cf. ↑ …
2administer — verb ( istered; administering) Etymology: Middle English administren, from Anglo French administrer, from Latin administrare, from ad + ministrare to serve, from minister servant more at minister Date: 14th century transitive verb 1 …
3dose — 1. noun a) A measured portion of medicine taken at any one time. b) The quantity of an agent (not always active) substance or radiation administered at any one time. 2. verb a) to administer …
4dose — noun 1》 a quantity of a medicine or drug taken at one time. ↘an amount of ionizing radiation received or absorbed at one time. 2》 informal a quantity of something necessary but unpleasant. 3》 informal a venereal infection. verb 1》 administer… …
5dose — I. n. 1. Prescribed portion (of medicine), drench, draught. 2. Disagreeable lot or fate or portion, bitter pill. 3. Sufficient quantity, quantity, portion, quantum. II. v. a. Administer a dose to, give doses to …
6Administer — Ad*min is*ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Administered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Administering}.] [OE. aministren, OF. aministrer, F. administer, fr. L. administrare; ad + ministrare to serve. See {Minister}.] 1. To manage or conduct, as public affairs; to… …
7administer — administer, dispense come into comparison because they are used in certain idiomatic phrases, similar in wording but not always equivalent in meaning, such as administer justice or dispense justice; administer a medicine or dispense medicine;… …
8dose — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high, large, massive, strong ▪ a strong dose of painkillers ▪ healthy, hefty ▪ The …
9dose — n. 1) to administer, give; measure out a dose 2) to take a dose 3) a fatal, lethal dose * * * [dəʊs] give lethal dose measure out a dose a fatal to administer to take a dose …
10dose — doser, n. /dohs/, n., v., dosed, dosing. n. 1. a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time. 2. a substance, situation, or quantity of anything analogous to medicine, esp. of something disagreeable: Failing the exam was a hard dose… …
